Hollie Cavanagh

Hollie Jessica Cavanagh (born July 5th, 1993) was a contestant on Season 10 of American Idol.

Season 10 Audition
Hollie auditioned in Austin. She originally sang "At Last" by Etta James. Afterwards, Randy voted "no". Jennifer Lopez asked her to sing a different song. After she sang "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. Randy changed his voted to "yes" and Jennifer and Steven Tyler both voted "yes", sending her to the next round.

Season 10 Hollywood Round
Hollie was shown in the first part of Hollywood Week. She sang "When I Look at You" by Miley Cyrus. She was shown in a group with Corey Levoy and Steven Clawson singing "Grenade" by Bruno Mars. She managed to progress to the final sixty-one.

Season 10 Las Vegas Round
Her time in Las Vegas shown televised much, but she was one of the forty contestants to survive.

For her final performance back in Hollywood, she sang "No One" by Alicia Keys. The judges then told her that she did not make the Top 24.

Season 11 Audition
Hollie's audition was initially untelevised, but a flashback showed that she auditioned in Galveston.

Season 11 Hollywood Round
Hollie's stay in Hollywood wasn't shown much, but she did manage to make the final seventy.

Season 11 Las Vegas Round
Hollie was shown in with Naomi Gillies singing "Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes.

For her final solo performance, she sang "Change" by Carrie Underwood. At the Final Judgment, she was called up along with Ariel Sprague and Shelby Tweten. It was revealed that Hollie made the Top 24 and Shelby and Ariel did not.

Top 25
Hollie sang "Reflection" by Christina Aguilera. She was placed in the Top 5 girls based on America's vote, making her a Top 13 finalist.